As I’ve sifted through the letters submitted to What If every week, I’ve occasionally set aside particularly neat questions that I wanted to spend a little more time on. This book features my answers to those questions, along with revised and updated versions of some of my favorite articles from the site. (I’m also including my personal list of the weirdest questions people have submitted.)

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What if there would be a website where i can buy the book for delivery within western europe and see the price in euro? = with reasonable delivery costs (i’m not interested in a German version ;-), english version please)

The Le-a name is NOT a myth. My sister goes to school with a girl who’s very name on her birth certificate is La-a, pronounced La-dash-a. Not making this up, the subs stumble on her name every time they call her for roll.

What if ARC “advance reading copies” were available, for select people to review,
and post comments IE “reviews” prior to the release date, how many select individuals would have to jog in a direction counter to the earths rate of spin to “make the earths motion” change IE slow or increase the rate of rotation. Those select individuals could claim the earth moved for them in their pursuit of an ARC copy while contemplating “What IF”.

I will definitely NOT be buying this book. I have spent far too much time on xkcd already. If I added up all the minutes/hours/days that I have mindlessly clicked the ‘Random’ button I probably could have finished the three novels I’ve been working on (but have yet to even begin). Oh wait – notification from Amazon – ‘What If’ book now available to pre-order – got to go …

What if I wait for the book being available in the public library? Finally I shall be able to talk to the nice lady, who I want to marry since I was eight years old.
What if I get an illegal pdf copy of the book the same day I am supposed to pick up the book in the library? I will not go, not speak to her and never will marrry.
What if I purchase two copies of the book and send her one? She will be impressed and love me forever.
What if she does not like the book? Can I get the money back, then go to a casino and become millionaire!

I used to be suggested this website through my cousin. I’m no longer certain whether or not this post is written via him as nobody else realize such
special approximately my problem. You are amazing! Thanks!

What if you when you begin this project, you originally conceive it as a single book with twelve chapters, entitled “The Art of What If”? What if it ends up being the first three of what you then expect to be a seven-volume set to be published in 2019, 2020, and 2024? What if THEN the first installment of Volume 4 (a paperback fascicle) isn’t published until 2066? What if T H E N the hardback volume 4A isn’t published until 2072. What if *T*H*E*N* additional fascicle installments are planned for release approximately biannually.

Any possibility of a Chinese version? I’m pleased to hear that “What if” becomes a real book and I want to have one to send my friends. But unfortunately None of them have any friendship with English. Would you please translate it into Chinese, or allow me to translate it, I wonder?